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Why Guillotine Executed Heads Fell Into A Basket

22.1× channel medianLong-form4:18EducationPublished Oct 10, 2026, 3:45 PM · 1w ago
TheFortress
TheFortress
174K subscribers · median 24.1K views
Open on YouTube
Views
533,217
+240 views/hour
Views / hour now
240
measured 4h ago
Peak views / hour
315
1d ago
First 24 hours
—
not tracked from upload
Engagement
0.3%
likes + comments / views
Likes
1.5K
0.3% of views
Comments
271
0.05% of views
Est. ad revenue
$1,493–$3,359
lifetime, $2.8–6.3 RPM

Checked every 12 h while the video is this age · last check 4h ago · next in 458 min. YouTube itself updates public counts with a short delay.

Avg views / day
43.2K
since upload
vs channel median
22.1×
this video's views ÷ the channel's usual
Rank in channel
#2
of 22 tracked

Views over time

5 readings

Total views Views gained per hour

Description

It was one of the most ruthless execution methods in History, but the guillotine saw heads being taken off in seconds. However heads then fell into a basket beneath the device. So why was this?
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Details

Published
Oct 10, 2026, 3:45 PM
Length
4:18 (258 s)
Format
Long-form
Category
Education
Audio language
EN
Quality
HD
Captions
No
Made for kids
No
Licensed content
Yes
Video ID
J9iQw_fLgjc

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